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Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -303-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blackhawks were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kraken. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Wild. Bettors on Minnesota at +129 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 36-21-9 SU
Los Angeles is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games
Chicago:
Team record: 20-39-9 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Carolina Saturday, March 22
Chicago at St. Louis Saturday, March 22